Wren always preferred things up high. As a kid he loved climbing trees, which translated to a love of climbing buildings, rooftops, tall people, and giving his brother back to back heart attacks. Even after he "left" home, left it all behind, he'd still find himself climbing up the sides of buildings and learning to travel by rooftop just to feel that rush of being up high again, regardless of the danger.
After becoming a thief, and taking enough high-end Tech from around the city, the very first thing he built was Argo, a surfboard-sized flying hoverboard and weapons carrier. Now, he could fly through the skies as much as he wanted... as a Theif, a rouge, The Lurcher. (Seriously, whatever reporter gave him that stupid ass nickname needs to get fired.)
Maybe that's why he was here, not as Lurcher, notorious Tech thief and illegal weapons engineer. Just Wren, Wren Beowulf, the friendly neighbourhood mechanic. Well, kinda friendly. He tried, sort of, maybe. Wren sat up at the top of one of the tallest buildings in Crime Alley he could find, feet dangling over the edge as he watched the cars and people go about their lives. Maybe it wasn't the safest neighbourhood to be doing this, but after dealing with Gangs and their unreasonable orders all week, this seemed like a cakewalk in comparison.
The mechanic brought a single knee to his chest as his hand disappeared inside the bookbag he'd placed on the roof behind him, rifling through its contents. Phone, multi-use tool, spare parts, tangerine, pocket sketchbook, gun, rubix cube, where was it... aha! Wren's hands grasped at a packet of cigarettes and pulled it out, letting the bag slump back over. He took an old lighter out from his pocket, lighting up the thing and taking a long drag before he looked back down to the streets below. He wasn't a regular smoker, not really, but it had been a busy week, so he felt like he'd "earned" it.
Maybe what's why he didn't notice the fact that he wasn't alone on this rooftop. At least not until that other person made a noise, alerting him to their presence.
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